AQW 35126/11-15 Written question to the Minister for Social Development

To ask the Minister for Social Development what actions his Department has taken, in line with the Volunteering Strategy, to mitigate financial difficulties volunteer drivers may face in paying for full D1 or D licenses, should the Department of the Environment require community organisations to adopt full bus operator licensing.

Asked by Stewart Dickson MLA on 3 July 2014

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Tabled
3 July 2014
Answer due by
22 July 2014
Answered
10 July 20147 days after tabling
Department
Department for Communities
Priority question
No

Answer

My Department is currently reviewing the draft guidance for new license requirements for buses and minibuses received from the Minister for the Environment, Mark Durkan, MLA. This review will consider any impact of the guidance on the successful delivery of the Volunteering Strategy.

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